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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2015
Applicant:
Sunpower Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventor:
David B. DeGraaff, Mountain View, CA (US);
Assignee:
SunPower Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02S 40/34 (2014.01); H02S 40/32 (2014.01); H01L 31/049 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02S 40/34 (2014.12); H01L 31/049 (2014.12); H02S 40/32 (2014.12); Y02E 10/50 (2013.01);
Abstract
A photovoltaic (PV) module can include a PV laminate, a frame coupled to a perimeter of the laminate, a junction box that includes a housing for an electrical connection between a plurality of PV cells of the laminate and a plurality of conductors, and an electronics enclosure coupled to the frame. In embodiments, the electronics enclosure can include electronic circuitry that is electrically coupled to the plurality of conductors and to another photovoltaic module.